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Tag Archives: wordplay
Making my Book of Days
When I made my stitchbook a couple of years ago a few readers asked me to write a tutorial on how to make the actual book. Life got in the way and apologies but it was never written. The double … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, Textile Books, wordplay
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December Wordplay
I’ve finally stitched the final wordplay for my Anthea Calendar book. It wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be, I could think of lots of words or phrases, but most of them were Christmas rather than December, I … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Fabric Books, wordplay
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Words for November
Over the last couple of days I’ve stitched the wordplay to go opposite the flower page for November in my Anthea SAL book. The SAL is organised by Faby Reilly and her designs are beautiful. This was the penultimate month … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, textile book, wordplay
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A Square for October
I’ve two cross-stitch finishes to share with you, they’re both pretty quick makes so I stitched them over the weekend, finishing the last one just now… Firstly I stitched the wordplay for October. This will be opposite the colourful cyclamen … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, wordplay
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Anthea Calendar SAL
Last weekend I managed to stitch the wordplay for September to go with the autumn crocus design for the month. Once I get the design sorted it doesn’t usually take long to actually stitch as a lot of it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Fabric Books, wordplay
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Dilly Dilly or Dilly Dally
I finally finished my July wordplay to go with the Anthea Calender SAL this evening. The Anthea Calendar is a monthly stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly with a seasonal flower design for each month, I’m going to make mine into a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Faby Reilly Designs, Lavender, wordplay
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Memories of June
Early yesterday morning I managed to finish the wordplay for June, the one that goes with the Anthea Calender SAL by Faby Reilly. I was just in time before July was released later in the morning. June’s SAL was cornflowers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cornflowers, cross-stitch, wordplay
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Words for May
Last night I finished stitching the wordplay for my Anthea Calendar textile book. This is the SAL by Faby Reilly which gives us a very pretty flower design each month. I’m making mine into a book and making a wordplay … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, textile book, wordplay
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Anthea Calendar SAL
What a year to make a stitch diary!! I’ve just managed to finish the facing page for my Anthea textile book. This is the stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly, as well as stitching the design I’m also making a wordplay for … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, wordplay
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Anthea SAL
I’ve just finished this month’s stitching for the Anthea SAL by Faby Reilly. The stitch-a-long is of a flower themed design for each month, you can either stitch them into one big picture or individually. I’m doing them individually, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthea Calendar SAL, cross-stitch, Faby Reilly Designs, wordplay
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